We Know Fresh Produce From Every Side.
From farming and market buying to retail, hospitality and wholesale distribution, our experience spans every part of the fresh food supply chain.
Fresh Produce Knowledge Built Over Generations
Our family’s connection to fresh produce began in Melbourne in 1948. What started with a single fruit shop has grown over generations into a deep understanding of produce, hospitality and the businesses that rely on both.
That experience still shapes Farmers Bounty today. We know what quality looks like, what represents genuine value and how important it is to have the right produce arrive when a busy kitchen needs it.
It’s generations of knowledge, put to work every day.
OUR STORY
We’ve experienced the whole supply chain.
That experience continues to shape the way Farmers Bounty sources, buys and delivers fresh produce today.
1948
THE STORY BEGINS
The family enters the fruit and vegetable industry when Les's uncle opens his first fruit shop in Moonee Ponds.
1954
A NEW GENERATION TAKES THE REINS
After joining the family business in 1950, Les's father opens his own fruit and vegetable store on Charman Road in Mentone.
1979-1985
FROM FRESH PRODUCE INTO HOSPITALITY
The family moves into hospitality with the first Fish House restaurant opening in South Yarra in 1979, followed by Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast in 1982 and St Kilda in 1985.
1984-2001
FRESH PRODUCE RETAIL EXPANDS ACROSS MELBOURNE
Fruit Barn opens in Balaclava in 1984, followed by Extra Fresh Fruit & Vegetables on Centre Road, Bentleigh in 1988, Bayside Frankston in 1990 and Knox City in 2001. Extra Fresh Bentleigh continues trading today.
1985
FARMING BEGINS IN QUEENSLAND
The family establishes farming operations on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, beginning another chapter in its connection to fresh produce.
2011
FARMERS BOUNTY BEGINS TRADING
Generations of experience across growing, retail and hospitality come together with the commencement of Farmers Bounty.
2015
FARMING EXPANDS TO WERRIBEE
Farming operations are established in Werribee, today growing broccoli and cauliflower for Farmers Bounty and the Sydney Market.
TODAY
FROM OUR FARMS AND MELBOURNE MARKETS TO KITCHENS ACROSS VICTORIA
Farmers Bounty supplies fresh produce to hospitality and foodservice businesses throughout metropolitan Melbourne, regional Victoria and selected border regions.
From our family to yours, our commitment remains the same: quality produce, delivered with care.
We Know Produce From the Ground Up
From Our Farms to Your Kitchen
Our farming experience dates back to 1985, giving us first-hand knowledge of what it takes to grow quality produce and the realities growers face every season.
Being growers ourselves gives Farmers Bounty a deeper understanding of seasonality, quality and availability. It’s knowledge that influences the way we buy, the growers and suppliers we work with, and the produce we ultimately select for our customers.
Queensland
Our Sunshine Coast farming operation grows a variety of organic produce for Kunara Organic Marketplace.
Werribee, Victoria
Our Werribee farm specialises in broccoli and cauliflower, supplying Farmers Bounty and the Melbourne & Sydney Markets.
We’ve Been on Both Sides of the Order
Before Farmers Bounty was supplying busy kitchens, we were running them.
Years spent in fresh produce retail and hospitality taught us first-hand what it’s like when service is busy, stock runs short, an order changes at the last minute or a delivery simply has to be right.
That perspective is built into the way Farmers Bounty works. We answer the phone, take ownership and do what we can to find a solution, because sometimes good service means more than simply dropping off a box.
It’s why flexibility, reliability and backing our customers up are part of how we do business.
Put Generations of Experience Behind Your Kitchen
Looking for a fresh produce supplier that knows the industry from every side? Tell us a little about your business and our team will be in touch.